Male Transformation - John Dayton Hedges

“Competing in this challenge is one of the best decisions I have ever made. For anyone that may be reading this that's on the fence about it, that's considered it but hasn't committed, please take this as a personal sign to do so. 

It's not about winning, in fact the first challenge I did was one I didn't place in the top 5 and yet it was vitally important in everything that I learned about nutrition, diet, and myself to eventually allow me to place number 4 in my second challenge. 

Whether you place in the top 5 or not I promise you the difference in how you are living your life and the impact of sticking with something like an 8 week challenge is something that cannot be overstated. 

The time is going to pass regardless, you may as well spend it doing something that's going to make you a better version of yourself... and quite possibly change your life forever. 

The person that comes out the other end of this challenge is the real prize here and the version of yourself that you deserve to be.   

 

I've had times in my life where I was able to make great leaps of progress towards my physical health, and I've also had times where I've struggled. 

When I started this first challenge, I was steady and very comfortable in the progress I was making. But comfort does not climb mountains, and it does not change your life. 

Deciding to commit to this was about changing something I was comfortable with and deciding to see exactly how big of a difference I could make. Not just physically but mentally, emotionally and spiritually as well. 

Having a goal to climb towards and a date on the calendar to look forward to made a huge difference in my performance. 

Suddenly things that I struggled with seemed a little bit more attainable, the late night workouts, the early morning meditation, the fasting and the cleaner meals. They were all serving a much bigger goal than anything I'd really set for myself previously. 

There were trials and temptations. Life continues on and adversity reared its ugly head more than once, I faced family issues and illness and all kinds of reasons to quit. But to face those things as someone who is disciplined and dedicated is so much easier. When your goals are bigger than the issues you face it gives you strength in everything else in your life.

 

The 8 weeks are important and I'm grateful to this challenge for showing me how much can really change in that amount of time. 

But the weeks and months and years that follow are what truly matters, and they will be all the better for someone that takes those 8 weeks and makes the absolute most of them. 

If someone decides to do that I wholeheartedly believe they can change their future and their whole life and the lives of those around them brighten that much more."